Nostalgia Machines
Nostalgia Machines

Zheng Mahler

Nostalgia Machines, 2019150 x 150cmSign in to view price
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Material
3D animation, LED screen: 6 min 33 seconds
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

The artwork features a visually striking composition with vivid purple and yellow hues, creating a dreamlike and futuristic atmosphere. The image depicts a surreal cityscape with tall, angular buildings and stairs leading up to a bright, glowing platform. The distinctive architectural elements and the play of light and color suggest a sense of technological advancement and competing factions. The overall visual style and the text overlay, "Splinter into competing factions," hint at a conceptual exploration of societal divisions and the tensions within a rapidly evolving urban landscape. ...

Nostalgia Machines
Artist
Zheng Mahler
B.2009

Formed by artist Royce Ng and anthropologist Daisy Bisenieks, Zheng Mahler (est. 2009, based on Lantau Island, Hong Kong) creates digital media, objects, and performance works, grounding their practice in long term, research-based projects. Examining the broader interactions between nature and technology, Zheng Mahler engage in speculative encounters—such as a city’s memory wiped out by a nostalgia algorithm—and interspecies empathy, with a focus on more than human experiences. ...

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